List of United States articles
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Then-U.S. President Donald Trump talks to journalists during a news conference about his administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic at the White House in Washington on July 22, 2020. Donald Trump’s History Book
Journalists have written the “first rough draft of history,” but now it is historians’ turn to assess a most unconventional presidency.
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Activists march with an inflatable globe during a demonstration against nuclear weapons in Berlin on Nov. 18, 2017. How to Avoid the Dark Ages of Arms Control
There are two possible pathways after Ukraine. One of them is harrowing.
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A Chinese flag flies behind razor wire Congress Splits Over How to Address LGBT Rights in China
A landmark report on human rights in China was delayed six months over a behind-the-scenes impasse on LGBTQ rights.
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Peace activists pose with mock nuclear missiles in Berlin. The West Is With Ukraine. The Rest, Not So Much.
Africa and Asia’s long-standing ties to Russia and resentments against Washington keep them on the fence—for now.
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A black-and-white photo of soldiers in trench coats and hats read newspapers. Americans Have Never Wanted the Truth
A new history of fakery in U.S. journalism shows the public has always had an appetite for fake news.
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National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during the daily White House press briefing in Washington on Feb 11. Why Is the Wartime Press Corps So Hawkish?
The United States’ most reputable media outlets have a long history of tilting toward military action.
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Madeleine Albright talks with reporter State Department 1997 Childhood Trauma Taught Madeleine Albright to Stand Up to Despots
But Ukraine’s plight haunted her final days.
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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is pictured while meeting with the Tunisian President during his arrival at the presidential palace in Carthage on the eastern outskirts of the capital Tunis on November 27, 2018. Mohammed bin Salman Has Leverage on Biden—and Is Using It
Saudi Arabia’s cooperation on lowering oil prices will come at the cost of the West’s values.
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Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Madeleine Albright, America’s First Female Secretary of State, Dies
A lifelong foe of autocrats who declared, “I do wear my patriotism on my sleeve.”
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A picture taken on February 24, 2022 shows a video-conference of G7 leaders on Ukraine at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Only a Financial NATO Can Win the Economic War
The West’s sanctions abroad will fall short without cooperation on bailouts at home.
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Hands are shown holding a small U.S. Flag and a folder that says "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services." What Happens When White People Become a Minority in America?
Other majority-minority societies offer positive examples—and cautionary tales.
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A woman pushes a baby carriage past the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv U.S. Envoy Offers Limited Lifelines to Local Ukraine Embassy Staff
State Department tells local employees it left behind that the U.S. will continue paying them for “as long as possible.”
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Illustration United States Ukraine U.S. Grand Strategy After Ukraine
Seven thinkers weigh in on how the war will shift U.S. foreign policy.
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A worker in a dust-proof suit controls an LED epitaxy chip production line at a semiconductor workshop in Nanchang, in China's Jiangxi Province on Jan. 26. How Will New Export Controls Impact the Global Semiconductor Shortage?
The U.S. mirrors tactics used against China on Russia as war in Ukraine escalates.
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Sen. Rick Scott attends a Senate hearing. Republican Senators Block Confirmation of Key Biden Officials, Stymying Ukraine Response
A Democratic lawmaker accuses Sen. Rick Scott of “single-handedly undermining” the United States’ full response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
